Today I saw the urology consultant following my bone scan and biopsy. I was expecting to be able to talk about treatment options but he said that when I first found out about the cancer following an MRI, a referral should have been made for an oncologist...
Had good news today, bloods taken pre chemotherapy and its showed a massive drop for psa from 473 to 1.87 couldn't be happier, just got to get the diabetes sorted.
I have now had 5 sessions of chemo and my 6th is on 5 June . My PSA has dropped to 0.1 so far and I am being moved onto 6 monthly hormone injections . What should I expect as my treatment plan and monitoring going forwards . I am also on daraloutamide...
Awaiting the appointment to arrive for a PET scan required by my Oncologist due to increasing PSA levels following a robotic radical prostectomy in 2022. He is trying to establish just where the cells are, hopefully in the Prostate bed. A further appointment...
Hi Couple of months on bicalutomide now and recently I have noticed my breast are sore does this just go away....I'm singing Shania Twain songs at the moment.
Hi All, hoping someone can help. My dad has in the last few days been getting ‘ball pain’ he’s worried the cancer is spreading as it’s a new symptom. has anyone experienced similar? thanks x
Has anyone had diabetes brought on by the steroids, my husband has been asked several time if he is a diabetic, his going for a blood test next week along with his pre chemo check. We had noticed he was going to the toilet more and drinking abit more...
Hi. My husband recently diagnosed with Intraductal carcinoma of prostate. Lesion Pirus 4 on MRI. Biopsy showed no invasive cancer cells. Oncologist was very reassuring and said very low grade and advised active surveillance. However, everything I read...
Hi all, I’m hoping you can help clear up my confusion regarding PSA results. is a reading of 0.077 the same as 0.77? Kind regards
Good morning! I know that the difference between carcinoma and adenocarcinoma is that the carcinoma is not originated from the prostate cells, but what the difference in practice? Does carcinoma means necessarily neuroendocrine? From other sources...
